Total Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 16.7 2/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Gun Wharf area has the lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bow West , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Gun Wharf (E3 5GF) in the last 12 months was 16.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.3% lower than the Bow West average (132.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

In the area around New Gun Wharf (E3 5GF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mccullum Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Gun Wharf area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Beale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lombard Place
Sep 2025Burglary Ford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tait Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wright'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gunmakers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gunmakers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hewlett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gunmakers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tait Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Roman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Ford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Road
Sep 2025Public order Roman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Beale Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Beale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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